MANILA, Philippines — A research group has stressed that health workers, especially those working at facilities inside the National Capital Region (NCR) and nearby provinces, should be prioritized in the on-going COVID-19 vaccinations to avoid problems brought by the latest surge.
In its report on Monday, OCTA Research said that the surge it monitored within NCR — if not addressed — can eventually overwhelm hospitals and, therefore, impact health workers and frontliners.
“[…] Given that a surge of new cases in the NCR is anticipated in the next few weeks and could possibly overwhelm its health care system and its workers, we encourage our health workers in the NCR…
Keep on reading: Vaccinate health workers first amid COVID-19 surge in NCR – OCTA Research